Leonster (Japanese:レンスターLenster) is one of the four small kingdoms comprising theMunster District ofJugdral, situated in the District's north. Founded by the son ofNjörun of theTwelve Crusaders and considered to be the leader of the District coalition, it was the sole defense against the aggression of the District's southern neighborThracia until its eventualfall inGrann 762.

History

Leonster was originally part of the territory of Thracia, following its foundation by the CrusadersDáinn and Njörun in Grann 648. Following theTragedy of the Gáe Bolg, the Thracian throne was succeeded by Dáinn's son, a cruel and ill-tempered man who terrorized and suppressed the nation's people. In response, Njörun's son led a coalition of Thracian dukes in revolt against Dáinn's son, claiming the northern half of the peninsula as their own individual nations; with Grannvale's mediatory intervention and the eventual assent of Dáinn's son, the territory formally seceded from Thracia and became the independentMunster District, with Njörun's son founding Leonster as the coalition's leader kingdom.^[1]

In the subsequent century of cold war between the Munster District and Thracia, Leonster's eliteLanceritter knight legion was the primary deterrent obstructing Thracia's wish to reclaim the lush northern lands of the peninsula; no matter what they tried, Thracia was incapable of advancing past them. The stalemate finally shifted in Grann 761: while on an expedition in the Aed Desert, Leonster's PrinceQuan, PrincessEthlyn and the Lanceritter were ambushed by a Thracian army spearheaded by its KingTravant and weremassacred. With Leonster's defenses weakened, Thracia launched an assault on the District with the support of the traitorousRaydrik ofConnacht, causing the downfall of Leonster; the castle was set alight by Thracian forces, and the Leonster knightFinn was forced to flee with the infant princeLeif, the princess ofNordionLachesis and her daughterNanna. Thracia's hold on the District was short-lived, with the Grannvale Empire launching a strike on the District. Thracia was cowed into becoming a servant state to Grannvale, and as with the rest of the District, Thracia fell under the occupation of the forces ofFriege underBloom.

Fifteen years later, in Grann 776, Leif led a liberation army through the Munster District, culminating with the reclamation of Leonster; however, his forces sustained heavy casualties from this endeavour and were trapped in a siege by the Friege army, but was saved by the timely arrival ofSeliph's army to provide support in freeing the Munster District. Following the conclusion of the war, Leonster was assimilated into the New Kingdom of Thracia under Leif's rule, acting as his capital.

Characters from Leonster

Character	Description	Appears in
Calf	The King of Leonster until its fall, and the father of Quan.	None
Alfiona	The Queen of Leonster until its fall, and the mother of Quan.	None
Quan	Son of Calf and Alfiona, and the prince of Leonster.	Genealogy of the Holy War,Awakening,Heroes
Ethlyn	Quan's wife; a scion of HouseChalphy and the younger sister ofSigurd, Quan's best friend.	Genealogy of the Holy War,Awakening,Heroes
Altena	The princess of Leonster and eldest child of Quan and Ethlyn; adopted byTravant after the Aed Massacre.	Genealogy of the Holy War,Thracia 776,Awakening,Heroes
Leif	The prince of Leonster and son of Quan and Ethlyn; later king of the unified Thracian peninsula.	Genealogy of the Holy War,Thracia 776,Awakening,Heroes
Finn	A knight of Leonster who served with Quan before raising Leif on the run.	Genealogy of the Holy War,Thracia 776,Awakening,Heroes
Nanna	Princess ofNordion and the daughter ofLachesis; later Leif's queen.	Genealogy of the Holy War,Thracia 776,Awakening,Heroes
Dryas	A Leonster nobleman, knight and advisor to Leif.	Thracia 776
Selphina	A Leonster knight and daughter of Dryas. Married to Glade.	Thracia 776
Glade	A Leonster knight and best friend of Finn. Married to Selphina.	Thracia 776
Carrion	Knight of Leonster; raised byHannibal following his parents' deaths.	Thracia 776
Cain	A knight of Leonster.	Thracia 776
Alva	A knight of Leonster.	Thracia 776
Robert	A knight of Leonster.	Thracia 776
Xavier	A former Leonster general; cowed into an alliance with Friege to protect his people.	Thracia 776

Genealogy

Genealogy of Leonster and Thracia
??? ??? Njörun ??? Dáinn ??? Calf Alfiona Quan Ethlyn Travant ??? Altena Leif Arion
An unbroken line indicates a direct relationship; a dashed line indicates descent over generations.

Gameplay

Leonster is present as a castle inChapters 7 and8 ofGenealogy of the Holy War. It starts as a partner castle in Chapter 7 and a player castle in Chapter 8; in both cases, it starts out guarded byLeif,Finn andNanna/Jeanne. In Chapter 7, Leonster Castle has no access to any of the usual castle amenities aside from the weapon repair shop.

Leonster is the location of four chapters inThracia 776. In chapterChapter 17A, the western-southern gates serve as theseize point of the map. In chapterChapter 17B, the eastern-southern gates serve as theseize point instead.Chapter 18 takes place in the throne room of Leonster, with the goal being toseize the throne.Chapter 20 takes place in the back of the castle; the objective is todefend the throne for at least 15 turns, and defeat the bossBaráth.

Trivia

• The emblem inFire Emblem: Thracia 776's logo is a mixture ofThracia's and Leonster's coats of arms; it is possibly the coat of arms of Leif's unified Thracia.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  Artwork of Leonster from theFire Emblem Trading Card Game.
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  The coat of arms of Leonster from theFire Emblem Trading Card Game.
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  Artwork of Leonster fromThracia 776 Illustrated Works.
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  Map indicating Leonster's position fromGenealogy of the Holy War.
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  Leonster, as depicted inChapter 8 ofGenealogy of the Holy War.
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  Leonster Castle's southern gate, as depicted inChapter 17A ofThracia 776.
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  Leonster Castle's eastern gate, as depicted inChapter 17B ofThracia 776.
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  Leonster Castle's interior, as depicted inChapter 18 ofThracia 776.
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  The back of Leonster Castle, as depicted inChapter 20 ofThracia 776.

References